Hincksia breviarticulata (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva 1987

Publication Details
Hincksia breviarticulata (J.Agardh) P.C.Silva 1987: 73

Published in: Silva, P.C., Meñez, E.G. & Moe, R.L. (1987). Catalog of the benthic marine algae of the Philippines. Smithsonian Contributions to Marine Sciences 27: [i-ii] iii-iv, 1-179, 2 figs, 1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Hincksia is Hincksia ramulosa J.E.Gray.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Asteronema breviarticulatum (J.Agardh) Ouriques & Bouzon.

Source of Synonymy
Ouriques, L.C. & Bouzon, Z.L. (2000). Stellate chloroplast organization in Asteronema breviarticulatum comb. nov. (Ectocarpales, Phaeophyta). Phycologia 39: 267-271.

Basionym
Ectocarpus breviarticulatus J.Agardh

Type Information
Type locality: San Agustín, Oaxaca, Mexico, on Chnoospora pacifica.; (Silva & al. 1996: 566)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 14 March 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 04 March 2021

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Nomenclatural note
South & Skelton (2003) cite this as a current species. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 04 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025

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